| Course ID: | FORS(ECOL)(GEOG) 4250/6250. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. |
| Course Title: | International Forest Management |
Course
Description: | Study-abroad to examine issues pertaining to the management of
forested landscapes in the visited country. Introductory
lectures on the natural and cultural history of the visited
country will be followed by extended field examination of the
country's forest resources and their management. |
| Oasis Title: | INTERNL FOREST MGMT |
| Nontraditional Format: | Combination of lectures and field experiences in a foreign
country. |
| Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school |
| Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
|
| Course Objectives: | The major goal is to provide students with an opportunity to
examine how forestry management is conducted in other
countries. The first offering will be in Australia.
Other goals include:
1. To expose UGA students to a range of land management
issues unique to the country being visited;
2. To provide an experience of how forestry is taught in
another country;
3. To provide UGA students with an opportunity to interact
with students at universities in another country;
4. Allow UGA students to experience a range of landscapes /
forest types unique to the visited country; and
5. To learn about forestry-related research being conducted
in the visited country. |
| Topical Outline: | Outlines will vary with each offering. |
| Honor Code Reference: | Students will be held to the University of Georgia Honor Code
which states "I will be academically honest in all of my
academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of
others." |